Music Festival
Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 5, Monday 01.04.2024
So it came to pass that we finally made our way to the final day. There is a sense of relief, coupled with the same sense of excitement that you feel on each of the other days as you await the day, pensively looking forward to your chosen artists (or the sometime, inevitable changes of …
Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 4, Sunday 31.03.2024
If the Saturday at Bluesfest Byron Bay had been fairly hectic with me getting to 11 artists, then Sunday would turn out to be even busier. With the crowds still buzzing, I tried to make sure that I captured as many artists as I could across this day. I opened my day by catching the …
Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 3, Saturday 30.03.2024
I felt refreshed on Saturday, and vowed to make this a big day…..and so it turned out that I would catch 11 acts throughout the day. This began with Australian cult TV (and now, live) music-trivia quiz show, Rockwiz. Hosts, Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro selected 4 panellists from the audience, who were later joined …
Live Review + Galleries: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Day 2, Friday 29.03.2024
The Friday at Bluesfest is traditionally one of the bigger days as far as crowd attendance is concerned, with many 3-day ticket holders beginning their festival on this day. To kick off proceedings, who better than one of Australia’s finest party bands, 19-Twenty to launch into a set full of fun, frivolity and fervour with …
News: The festival proper begins – Bluesfest Byron Bay, Day 1, Thursday 28.03.2024
Following on from the special Camper’s Night show, Bluesfest Byron Bay began in earnest with its’ first full day’s entertainment. It is impossible to shoot/see everybody, but we tried to get to as many artists as possible. First up was the traditional Welcome To Country, with Festival Director, Peter Noble introducing local First Nation’s representative, …
News: Open Season 2024 Celebrates Music, Art and Culture in Meanjin/Brisbane – Lineup Announced
Meanjin/Brisbane is gearing up for an exciting music and arts celebration as The Tivoli and The Princess Theatre join forces to present Open Season 2024. Running from May 20th to July 27th, this annual event promises to breathe new life into the city with its diverse lineup of local and international talent, immersive performances, and …
Live Review plus Gallery: MONA FOMA Festival – TISM, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Mulga Bore Hard Rock, Cataract Gorge, Launceston 02.03.2024
The Cataract Gorge is an unique geological formation almost right in the centre of Launceston where a river cuts through the rocks and a deep flat valley has emerged, replete with zip lines and a public swimming pool. It was a fitting and magnificent setting for the last finale of the MONA FOMA Festival – …
News: Supersonic Festival 2024 announces a stellar cast celebrating the vast sound of the underground.
Well the line-up that Birmingham’s mighty Supersonic Festival assembled last year for its 20th anniversary was awe inspiring and then came this announcement for 2024. Yes the bill is a slayer, a statement of intent to celebrate the vitality of underground music, a wish list that any leftfield listener would find hard to imagine. But …
LIVE: Tomorrow’s Ghosts Festival Announces Line Up
Peter Hook & The Light will be headlining Saturday night at the annual goth festival in its spiritual home of Whitby on the east coast, hot on the heels of Halloween. Hooky & The Light will be presenting Joy Division: A Celebration, taking festival goers back to the gothic roots that began it all. They’ll …